Industrial Gases & Atmosphereshttps://www.industrialheating.com/rss/2659-industrial-gases-atmospheres
en-usSaving Operating Costs by Recycling Hydrogen
An estimated $64 billion worth of hydrogen is used worldwide in the production of metals, electronics, thin-film solar panels, edible oil processing and a variety of other applications.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94869Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94869-saving-operating-costs-by-recycling-hydrogen
ih0419-igc-fig1-900Fig. 1.&nbsp; H2RENEW
ih0419-igc-fig2-900Fig. 2.&nbsp; H2RENEW hydrogen recycling for heat treating
ih0419-igc-fig3-900Fig. 3. Electrochemical cell operation
ih0419-igc-table1-900Messer Acquires Majority of North American Gases Business of Linde
Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII acquired most of the North American gases business of Linde plc and certain Linde and Praxair business activities in South America, launching a new name in the Americas market. With over 70 production facilities and approximately 5,400 employees in five countries (U.S., Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Chile) across North and South America, Messer Americas is one of the largest industrial gas companies in the region. As part of The Messer Group, the company offers over 120 years of proven expertise in the safe and reliable production and delivery of industrial, medical and specialty gases.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94850Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94850-messer-acquires-majority-of-north-american-gases-business-of-linde
Generating Hydrogen for Thermal Processing and Coatings
Atmosphere thermal processing improves the properties of fabricated metals. Operations include annealing, brazing, sintering (for powdered metals, metal injection molding and additive manufacturing) and glass or ceramic-to-metal sealing.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94827Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94827-generating-hydrogen-for-thermal-processing-and-coatings
ih0319-ht-lead-900ih0319-ht-fig1-900Fig. 1. PEM water-electrolysis hydrogen generators are available in a range of capacities to match any thermal-processing application.
ih0319-ht-fig2-900Fig. 2. An atmosphere furnace heat treating parts to adjust their hardness and improve appearance.
ih0319-ht-fig3-900Fig. 3. Thermal spray applying a coating to improve part performance in service.
Registration Open for IHEA Online Learning Course
Registration is open for IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating online learning course, which begins on April 15. The course is ideal for students who wish to further their studies at home or work in a flexible web-based, distance-learning format. It’s an affordable alternative to campus-based classes and allows students to go at their own pace.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94762Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94762-registration-open-for-ihea-online-learning-course
12 Helpful Tips for Thermprocess 2019
Here are 12 tips that you will find extremely helpful when attending Thermprocess, GIFA, METEC and NEWCAST 2019 June 25-29 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94761Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94761-helpful-tips-for-thermprocess-2019
State of the Industry 2018: Job Satisfaction, Skill Development and Company Challengesbill@industrialheating.com (Bill Mayer)
How many hours per week do you work on average? How satisfied are you with certain elements of your job? What will be the biggest challenge for your company in the next 12 months?]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94701Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94701-state-of-the-heating-industry-2018---job-satisfaction-skill-development-and-company-challenges
ih0119-state-lead-900ih0119-state-photo2-900ih0119-state-hours-900Fig. 1.&nbsp;Hours worked per week
ih0119-state-by-the-numbers-900Fig. 2.&nbsp;Satisfaction with job-specific aspects
ih0119-state-culture-900Fig. 3.&nbsp;Company culture on embracing technology
ih0119-state-biggest-900Fig. 4.&nbsp;Biggest future challenges
Airgas to Build ASUs in Minnesota, Pennsylvania
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, plans to build two new air-separation units (ASUs) that increase bulk gas production in the Midwest and Northeast and complement the company’s independent supply network throughout the U.S. One ASU will be located near Minneapolis, Minn., and the other will be located in Fairless Hills, Pa. Each ASU will produce oxygen, nitrogen and argon for use in customer applications such as metal fabrication, combustion enhancement, food chilling and freezing.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94670Thu, 03 Jan 2019 08:50:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94670-airgas-to-build-asus-in-minnesota-pennsylvania
Air Liquide Opens Advanced Fabrication Center
Air Liquide and its U.S. subsidiary, Airgas, opened the Advanced Fabrication Center (AFC) at the Air Liquide Delaware Innovation Campus in Newark, Del. The AFC focuses on helping industrial customers adopt new manufacturing technologies and more efficient and cost-effective production processes. It will deliver a continuous flow of development projects, innovations and exploratory R&D. Air Liquide’s manufacturing expertise in welding gases and advanced fabrication processes will be on display at the center.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94642Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:30:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94642-air-liquide-opens-advanced-fabrication-center
The Value of Scheduled Combustion-System Maintenance
My colleagues and I have been in the combustion business for many years and have a wide range of experience with single-burner and multi-burner applications. What follows is some basic information concerning the maintenance and adjustment of combustion systems.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94500Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94500-the-value-of-scheduled-combustion-system-maintenance
ih1018_igc-value_lead-900ih1018_igc-value_fig1-900Typical natural gas fuel train.
Air Products to Build Liquid Hydrogen Plant in Texas
Air Products announced plans to build a new liquid hydrogen plant at its La Porte, Texas, industrial gas facility to meet increasing product demand from several markets. The facility will produce approximately 30 tons per day and will draw its hydrogen to be liquefied from Air Products’ existing Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline system network. Once liquefied at La Porte, the hydrogen will be delivered to customers in industries including metals and electronics. The plant is scheduled to be on-stream in 2021.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94473Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94473-air-products-to-build-liquid-hydrogen-plant-in-texas
Combustion Technologies Improve Melting-Furnace Productivityhttp://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94274Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94274-combustion-technologies-improve-melting-furnace-productivity
Infographic: The Wide World of Weldinghttp://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94191Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94191-infographic-the-wide-world-of-welding
Endothermic Generators for Managementjmclaughlin@mclaughlinsvc.com (Jeff McLaughlin)http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94153Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94153-endothermic-generators-for-management
Endothermic Gas GeneratorEndothermic Gas GeneratorEndothermic Gas GeneratorPraxair, UPC Begin Heat-Treatment Collaboration
Praxair Inc. and United Process Controls (UPC), a provider of industrial furnace controls and process automation solutions, announced a collaboration that combines the core competencies of each company into a comprehensive offering for heat-treatment customers. The combined capabilities of the two companies will bring more end-to-end technologies for a broad spectrum of batch and continuous heat-treating processes such as carburizing, carbonitriding, neutral hardening, annealing, gas quenching and heat-treatment applications under vacuum.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94121Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94121-praxair-upc-begin-heat-treatment-collaboration
The Impact of Thermal Oxidizer Sizing on Melt-System Capacityhttp://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94038Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94038-the-impact-of-thermal-oxidizer-sizing-on-melt-system-capacity
Top 5 Most Popular Articles of 2017
Here’s a look at the five most viewed articles on Industrial Heating’s website in 2017 (based on page views from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31). Enjoy!
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94008Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/94008-top-5-most-popular-articles-of-2017
Advanced Metal Manufacturing: Precision Heating and Cooling (part 2)
Manufacturers of automotive and aerospace parts, medical devices, robots and machine components depend on advances in metals processing to address a range of challenges, often simultaneously. This includes the need for lighter-weight and higher-strength components, performance at temperature extremes, rapid prototyping and manufacturing, superior surface quality and durability and, of course, controlling production costs.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93845Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93845-advanced-metal-manufacturing-precision-heating-and-cooling-part-2
ih1017-igc2-fig7Fig. 7. SINTERFLEX atmosphere-control system schematic. Total-furnace atmosphere control for the sintering process is aimed at proper delubrication as well as carbon control.
ih1017-igc2-fig8Fig. 8. Existing carbon-control practice in MIM sintering vs. carbon control with SINTERFLEX technology
ih1017-igc2-fig9Fig. 9. Part rejection statistics over a two-month period before and after atmosphere-control system
ih1017-igc2-fig10Fig. 10. Comparison of belt material AISI 304 after 13 weeks in usage: a.) Without SINTERFLEX control; b.) With the SINTERFLEX atmosphere control system
ih1017-igc2-fig11Fig. 11. Precise oxygen monitoring and control in the 3D-print chamber can improve the quality of highly articulated forms such as this.
ih1017-igc2-fig12Fig. 12.&nbsp; The ADDvance&trade; oxygen- monitoring system
Advanced Metal Manufacturing: Precision Heating and Cooling (part 1)
This article reviews industrial-gas technologies that the metals industry can use to respond, improve and even help transform advanced metal-parts manufacturing and processing.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93812Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93812-advanced-metal-manufacturing-precision-heating-and-cooling-part-1
Flame TemperatureFig. 1. The flame temperature is lowered by effective dilution while still retaining the same energy content, producing uniform melting with less dross and NOx emissions.
CFD Simulation in an Empty Pit FurnaceFig. 2. CFD simulation in an empty pit furnace with fan and gas mixing technology
CFD Simulation in a Roller-hearth FurnaceFig. 3. CFD simulation in a roller-hearth furnace with CARBOJET&reg; mixing technology (bottom image) and without (shown at top)
CARBOJET LanceFig. 4. CARBOJET lance installed in the wall of a roller-hearth furnace
CRYOFLEX tunnel freezerFig. 5. CRYOFLEX tunnel freezer
State of the Thermal-Processing Industry 2017bill@industrialheating.com (Bill Mayer)
In what is becoming an annual tradition, Industrial Heating, with assistance from BNP Media Market Research, polled qualified subscribers on a variety of industry- and job-related issues. Our goal is simple. We want to find out more about the current state of employment in the thermal-processing industry.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93783Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93783-state-of-the-thermal-processing-industry-2017
EmployeesIndustrial Heating, with assistance from BNP Media Market Research, polled qualified subscribers on a variety of industry- and job-related issues. Matheson to Build ASU for Nucor Steel Facility
Matheson entered into an agreement with Nucor Corp. to supply tonnage oxygen, nitrogen and argon to the company’s mini-mill steel facility in Norfolk, Neb.
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http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93654Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93654-matheson-to-build-asu-for-nucor-steel-facility
Improved NOx Limitation Standard to Reflect Combustion Efficiency
In many locations throughout North America, nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of gas-heated furnaces are limited by law or code. This is typically the case in urban areas or in places where special topographical characteristics intensify the negative local and regional effects of NOx emissions.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93581Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93581-improved-nox-limitation-standard-to-reflect-combustion-efficiency
NOx EmissionsIllustration of FLOXFig. 1.&nbsp; Illustration of FLOX&reg; combustion technology and effect on temperature profile (courtesy of WS)
Efficiencies of different types of gas-burner technologyFig. 2. Efficiencies of different types of gas-burner technology (courtesy of WS)
Efficiency Ratio/Correction FactorFig. 3. Cold-air burner vs. regenerative burner &ndash; illustration of efficiency ratio, correction factor, traditional one-dimensional NOx limit, NOx limit corrected for efficiency, energy use and absolute NOx emissions per year. Data for exemplary furnace application as defined in the article is highlighted in green.
NOx Emissions/LimitsFig. 3. Cold-air burner vs. regenerative burner &ndash; illustration of efficiency ratio, correction factor, traditional one-dimensional NOx limit, NOx limit corrected for efficiency, energy use and absolute NOx emissions per year. Data for exemplary furnace application as defined in the article is highlighted in green.
Annual Natural Gas ConsumptionFig. 3. Cold-air burner vs. regenerative burner &ndash; illustration of efficiency ratio, correction factor, traditional one-dimensional NOx limit, NOx limit corrected for efficiency, energy use and absolute NOx emissions per year. Data for exemplary furnace application as defined in the article is highlighted in green.
Annual NOx emissionsFig. 3. Cold-air burner vs. regenerative burner &ndash; illustration of efficiency ratio, correction factor, traditional one-dimensional NOx limit, NOx limit corrected for efficiency, energy use and absolute NOx emissions per year. Data for exemplary furnace application as defined in the article is highlighted in green.
Low-Cost Production of Titanium Alloys to Reduce Energy Consumption
Advancements in nonferrous metals processing could not only save energy in their manufacture, but also provide significant energy savings through the use of lightweight metals.]]>
http://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93319Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/93319-low-cost-production-of-titanium-alloys-to-reduce-energy-consumption
TitaniumManufacturing RoutesFig. 1. Manufacturing routes of Ti products
SEM MicrostructuresFig. 2. SEM microstructures produced by sintering of TiH2 in (a) hydrogen, (b) vacuum
Schematic of HSPT processFig. 3. &nbsp;Schematic time/temperature/atmosphere profile of the HSPT process showing the three processing steps. Note, the &beta;-transus varies as a function of H concentration, which is not represented here, though the relative temperatures to the &beta;-transus for each step are accurate.
2016 Feature Article Bibliography

This is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2016. The month each article appeared in is included with page number. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.